Three days in and both wild-card region teams, Brazils INTZ and CIS Albus Nox Luna, have wins in the first week of the group stage and are in contention to get out of their groups. ANX put a fright into South Korean champion ROX Tigers on opening night by winning the early game before falling off at the end, but nothing would stop it in its second match against North Americas Counter Logic Gaming. ANX dissected a team known for its map play, and gave CLG its third loss to a wild-card team in the past year.ESPN caught up with ANXs outspoken star support Kirill Likkrit Malofeev immediately after his teams first win of the competition.Thing is, CLG dropping game to wild-card team is nothing special, he said. They actually had a chance of beating us, but Counter Logic Gaming is counter [logic] so you cant expect them to do the things we expect them to.So far in this tournament, Likkrits signature Brand has been diligently banned out the first two games, forcing him on different champions. Two games in and a victory already secured, he doesnt mind the attention hes getting from opposing clubs.Its all right because when you ban a champion, you ban it not only for your opponents but for you as well, he said. It just shows that no one is ready to play Brand at Worlds at the moment except for me, so theyre banning it out fast. Its a really good ban, and I appreciate it -- they respect it. They respect the Brand.Everyone has hard groups to play in except for ROX Tigers: They have a pretty easy group, he said. So, thing is, current EU teams have problems. For H2k, theyre really good at laning, but, when laning is over ... [yeah]. When you talk about EU teams, they dont have an opportunity to play versus better opponents than they are in their region. EU was always strong because of solo queue because it was the No. 2 solo queue in the world, but after all the changes Riot implemented it became like all other solo queues, except Korea. Thats it.Could Albus Nox Luna contend in the EU LCS if given the chance?Sure we would. The strongest opponents weve ever played with were low-tier LCS teams, so we didnt have an opportunity to improve because we [need] to play against stronger opponents, he said. When we were preparing for Worlds, we were playing with low-tier Challenger series teams or Spanish teams -- no offense to them, but its not top of EU LCS level. So in LCS, you have opportunities. In Russia, you dont. [Weve been] the best team in Russia for two years. We havent lost any single tournament [there]. So what can I say? In the EU LCS, we would [get] better.Would we be top three? I have no idea because Ive never played in EU LCS. So well see.I then gave Likkrit a list of players to give his opinion:ForgivenGODgiven, he said. I praise him. At the moment, hes best or second best ADC.MataMata is considered by a lot of players to be a god, he said. Hes really good and might be the best support at this tournament.GorillaGorilla used to be an inventor of a lot of stuff, he said. If I remember, hes the guy who [brought back] Janna. I hate Janna.Could he one day become the best support in the world?Yes, I can. When my father asked, Can you actually win the World Championship? I answered him: You have to be a Korean. You need to be a Korean to become the best, you know?, he said. When you make [amazing] plays in Korea, everyone is hyping you. When you make crazy plays in Russia, no one blinks an eye because no one cares about Russian league.Can I? I think Im physically capable. If I work hard, Ill have an opportunity to play in a region which is actually not wildcard, [and] Ill probably be considered one of the contenders. Vin Baker Jersey . Three came down to the fourth quarter while quarterbacks continued to shine in all four games; so important to the overall quality of the game. D. J. Wilson Bucks Jersey . 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Outspoken Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman defended his decision to join Fox Sports NFL coverage this season as a contributor, saying it made sense to expand his career outside of football.Its my off time. I can do whatever I choose, Norman said in an interview with ESPNs Dianna Russini. Im around my horse all the time, nobody says anything about that. Everybody [is] like, Ohh great.Norman, 28, described his new role with Fox as a step toward setting myself up for not only football, but after that.Obviously we know whats going on in the game, Norman told ESPN. Its an easy transition to spit back football to football minds. It made sense to expand my career. ... Who knows if thats something I want to do, but I have the outlet.According to SI.com, Normans agreement with Fox is for one year and requires a minimum of 10 appearances, which will include taped segments and live hits from the stadium or his Virginia home. He will also travel for in-studio shows on his bye week.Norman, the leagues highest-paid corner, will make his debut on the Week 1 edition of Fox NFL Kickoff on Sunday, Sept. 11.Asked to weigh in on Normans new gig earlier this week, Washington coach Jay Gruden gave the immpression of being in the dark.ddddddddddddThats the first ... I have no idea what youre talking about, Gruden told reporters Monday, according to CSN Mid Atlantic. Pregame show for what?Norman, for his part, insisted that Gruden knew about the part-time position, explaining, Hes cool with it. Its my off time.We are not even shooting Sundays, Norman emphasized to ESPN. Lets get it together: We are not shooting, we are playing football. This is pre-taped before, obviously; Ill go to [the] studio once or twice. Its in my bye week.I play football. Im a football player. I have a job playing football. This is something I do in my off time. Its cool. Im appreciative of my team and organization. They obviously knew about it [and] had to sign off on it.Asked if Normans second job just slipped Grudens mind, Norman said, I dont know, Jay is a wild dude. You know how Jay is. ... I love that guy.Norman joins New York Jets wide receiver and Showtime Inside the NFL analyst Brandon Marshall as an active player with a recurring side job as a TV commentator for a national network. ' ' '